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Ragas and Sagas

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Ragas and Sagas
Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedMay 1990
GenreJazz
Length52:15
LabelECM
ECM 1442
ProducerManfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
I Took Up the Runes
(1990)
Ragas and Sagas
(1992)
StAR
(1991)

Ragas and Sagas is an album by Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek and Pakistani Khyal vocalist Ustad Fateh Ali Khan recorded in May 1990 and released on ECM in 1992. The sextet features sarangi player Ustad Nazim Ali Khan, percussionists Ustad Shaukat Hussain and Manu Katché, and singer Deepika Thathaal, also known as Deeyah Khan.[1]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Mark W. B. Allender awarded the album 4 stars stating "For aficionados of Indian or Pakistani music, this is a great recording; Garbarek's lines are right in step with the traditional styles of improvisation. Listeners unacquainted with these traditions will find this recording a mesmerizingly exotic disc. Those familiar with Garbarek's work will be very surprised. This is a unique recording for him; one can only hope that he makes further explorations in this vein."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Ustad Fateh Ali Khan except as indicated
  1. "Raga I" – 8:44
  2. "Saga" (Jan Garbarek) – 5:28
  3. "Raga II" – 13:08
  4. "Raga III" – 11:56
  5. "Raga IV" – 12:56

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 3, 2011
  2. ^ a b Allender, M. W. B. Allmusic Review accessed October 3, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 524. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.